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Current Procedural Terminology

Descriptive terms and identifying codes for reporting medical services and procedures performed by PHYSICIANS. It is produced by the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION and used in insurance claim reporting for MEDICARE; MEDICAID; and private health insurance programs (From CPT 2002).

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Abstract

Descriptive terms and identifying codes for reporting medical services and procedures performed by PHYSICIANS. It is produced by the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION and used in insurance claim reporting for MEDICARE; MEDICAID; and private health insurance programs (From CPT 2002).

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6 entry terms
  • CPT Code
  • CPT Codes
  • Current Procedural Terminology Code
  • Current Procedural Terminology Codes
  • Code, CPT
  • Codes, CPT

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1 allowable subheadings

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CATALOGER: Use NAF entry

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Terminology (1970-2002)

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  1. L01w.462w.750.245w.945w.160w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Current Procedural Terminology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D039702. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D039702
  2. Current Procedural Terminology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_Procedural_Terminology
  3. Current Procedural Terminology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q964984